<ul><li>A discussion on Nagging notifications for mobile applications that don't provide useful information but simply remind the app's existence was seen on Mastodon.</li><li>The comparison was drawn with the evolution of landline calls, where the addition of voicemail led to a decreased utility of phone calls and a shift towards text messages for communication with greater responses.</li><li>The author mentions how unknown phone numbers going straight to voicemail and the need for better filtering on mobile phones to avoid unnecessary disturbances and improve user experience.</li><li>The concept of 'voicemail for notifications' is proposed, suggesting mechanisms for receiving notifications as a daily summary or ability to filter notifications based on patterns.</li></ul>

Seth Michael Larson: Voicemail for notifications

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